May 2021 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf

May 2021 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf

Quill Soup: A Stone Soup Story

By Alan Durant, illustrated by Dale Blankenaar. Charlesbridge, 2020. 40 pages. $16.99/hardcover; $9.99/eBook. Recommended for ages 3–7. As its subtitle…

Reviewed by Anne Nydam

May 2021 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf

The World’s Poorest President Speaks Out

By Yoshimi Kusaba, illustrated by Gaku Kusaba, translated by Andrew Wong. Enchanted Lion Books, 2020. 40 pages. $16.95/hardcover. Recommended for…

Reviewed by Ken Jacobsen

May 2021 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf

Saturdays Are for Stella

By Candy Wellins, illustrated by Charlie Eve Ryan. Page Street Kids, 2020. 32 pages. $17.99/hardcover. Recommended for ages 4–8. In…

Reviewed by Lisa Rand

May 2021 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf

Claude: The True Story of a White Alligator

By Emma Bland Smith, illustrated by Jennifer M. Potter. Little Bigfoot, 2020. 32 pages. $18.99/hardcover. Recommended for ages 4–8. Claude…

Reviewed by Ann Birch

May 2021 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf

The Keeper of Wild Words

By Brooke Smith, illustrated by Madeline Kloepper. Chronicle Books, 2020. 62 pages. $18.99/hardcover; $11.99/eBook. Recommended for ages 5–8. What are…

Reviewed by Margaret T. Walden

May 2021 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf

For Beautiful Black Boys Who Believe in a Better World

By Michael W. Waters, illustrated by Keisha Morris. Flyaway Books, 2020. 40 pages. $18/hardcover; $14/eBook. Recommended for ages 6–10. Recurring…

Reviewed by Jerry Mizell Williams

May 2021 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf

The Pig War: How a Porcine Tragedy Taught England and America to Share

By Emma Bland Smith, illustrated by Alison Jay. Calkins Creek, 2020. 48 pages. $18.99/hardcover; $11.99/eBook. Recommended for ages 7–10. It…
May 2021 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf

Miss Mary: The Irish Woman Who Saved the Lives of Hundreds of Children during World War II

By Bernard S. Wilson, illustrated by Julia Castaño. Gill Books, 2020. 144 pages. $9.95/paperback. Recommended for ages 8–12. This book…

Reviewed by Margaret Crompton

May 2021 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf

Slow Down: 50 Mindful Moments in Nature

By Rachel Williams, illustrated by Freya Hartas. Magic Cat Publishing, 2020. 128 pages. $24.99/hardcover; $18.65/eBook. Recommended for ages 8–12. Slow…

Reviewed by Tom and Sandy Farley

May 2021 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf

Farah Rocks Fifth Grade and Farah Rocks Summer Break

By Susan Muaddi Darraj, illustrated by Ruaida Mannaa. Stone Arch Books, 2020. 144 pages. $15.95/hardcover; $8.95/eBook. Recommended for ages 8–12.…

Reviewed by Vickie LeCroy

May 2021 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf

Everything Sad Is Untrue: (A True Story)

By Daniel Nayeri. Levine Querido, 2020. 368 pages. $17.99/hardcover or eBook. Recommended for ages 12–18. This much-lauded novel is a…

Reviewed by Anna Carolyn McCormally

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Quill Soup: A Stone Soup Story

May 1, 2021

The World’s Poorest President Speaks Out

May 1, 2021

Saturdays Are for Stella

May 1, 2021